Twin top real-estate moguls Oren and Alon Alexander accused of rape in NYC lawsuits
A shocking Manhattan lawsuit claims that real estate mogul twin brothers Oren and Aron Alexander sexually assaulted two women, including one who they allegedly took turns raping. The powerful businessman’s lawyer quickly denied the allegations, telling The Washington Post on Monday that it was nothing more than a multi-million dollar extortion attempt. The two civil […]
Climate activists try to blockade NYC Citi Bank HQ in ‘Summer of Heat on Wall Street’
Nearly 20 people were in handcuffs by late Monday morning after climate change protesters blocked Citi’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan, police said. Organizers said 150 activists gathered during the morning rush hour in front of the financial giant’s building on Greenwich Street near North Moore Street in TriBeCa. According to an initial tally by the […]
NYC Father of three gunned down brother, injured mom in Queens home
A married father of three shot and killed his brother and wounded his mother at their Queens home Saturday night before turning the gun on himself, police and officials said. Police said Karamjit Multani, 33, broke into his brother, Vipampal Multani, 27,’s room around 10:30 p.m. and opened fire, striking him in the torso, before […]
NYC Parents Outraged over $14 Waffle Cone Ice Cream: ‘Taking Advantage of Inflation’
New York City parents were outraged when they had to pay $14 for a waffle cone from an ice cream truck. Several parents decided to buy their kids ice cream from the pink ice cream truck near Astoria Park in Queens, but ended up paying more than they had planned. One parent paid $26 for […]
How power players ‘from left to right’ stopped NYC congestion pricing
An unusually broad coalition of powerful figures who often disagree have joined forces to urge Gov. Kathy Hawkle to repeal Midtown’s controversial $15 congestion charge. Key players detailed key moments that fueled the growing opposition, while New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer said The Washington Post’s misguided campaign against the plan played a crucial role […]
NYC public housing residents, posh prep school kids spark playground war — with tensions going into full swing
A concrete jungle gym war has broken out on the Upper West Side. Tensions have reached a boiling point at the playground on West 90th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, as apartment complex residents fight to keep private school families, including students from the upscale, $64,000-a-year tuition-paying Trinity School, out of the newly renovated […]
NYC shootings erupt across city, killing two, as warm weather hits
Gunfire erupted across New York City on Saturday night, coinciding with a notable rise in summer-like temperatures. According to the New York City Police Department, four shootings occurred overnight, six people were shot, and two of the victims died. The deadliest explosion occurred at 10:30 p.m. at a home in South Richmond Hill, Queens. Investigators […]
NYC man held victims hostage with fake gun in botched Brooklyn robbery: NYPD
A man tried to rob a Brooklyn cash machine Saturday night and took three people hostage with a fake gun, police said. The suspect entered the Darwin Money Cash Check store on Irving Avenue in Bushwick around 7:45 p.m. and “acted as if he was trying to make a transaction and then announced a robbery,” […]
NYC seventh-grader demands DOE boss to drop bizarre schedule
Teachers, leave the kids at home! A 12-year-old student in Brooklyn is leading a campaign to get the city Education Department to reverse a bizarre school scheduling plan that would have students attend school just one day a week before Christmas. Isaac Regnier, a seventh-grader at IS96 in Bensonhurst, Online Petition The two-week-old petition has […]
NYC cops crack down on motor bikes plaguing Manhattan
They were walking down the wrong path. The New York Police Department fired its latest salvo in its war against reckless vehicles in Manhattan, seizing 39 mopeds and motorcycles, issuing dozens of citations and making one arrest, police said. The seizure comes amid an alarmingly high rate of mopeds and scooters being used in crime […]